Ottawa Chamber Music Society

2008 Festival Schedule
Day 15
Friday, August 8

Schedule subject to change without notice.

Musical Musings with Harry Halbreich

10:00 a.m.

Dominion-Chalmers United Church, Woodside Hall

Start the day with renowned European musicologist and speaker Harry Halbreich who will provide stimulating and often surprising insights into the day's musical offerings.

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Martha Guth, Erika Switzer and Friends

12:00 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Martha Guth – soprano
Erika Switzer – piano

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Seeking Gould 3

2:00 p.m.

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Glenn Gould Exhibit

Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford – piano

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The Voice of Bach

2:00 p.m.

Knox Presbyterian Church

Choir of the Theatre of Early Music
Daniel Taylor – choir director
Adrian Butterfield – violin
David Miller – viola
Kathia Robert – viola
Myron Lutzke – cello

Join Daniel Taylor and the Choir of the Theatre of Early Music for an afternoon of choral masterpieces by J. S. Bach.

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Crazy!

5:00 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral

I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble

This feisty Canadian ensemble of young musicians offers unforgettable interpretations of Baroque chamber music.

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Messiaen @ 100 3 – A World Premiere

8:00 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral

Louise Bessette – piano
Estelle Lemire – ondes Martenot
Donnie Deacon - violin
Ben Bowman - violin
Theresa Rudolph - viola
Timothy McCoy - cello
Robert Cram - flute

Louise Bessette joins other accomplished performers for a celebration of Messiaen that will include the world premiere of his work Four Pieces for Piano and Ondes Martenot

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8:00 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Paul Merkelo – trumpet
Niklas Eklund – trumpet
Rex Richardson – trumpet

Virtuoso trumpeters present repertoire that spans Baroque, Classical, Romantic, contemporary and jazz, including the Ottawa premiere of James Stephenson’s Next Calibre.

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Path to Paradise

8:00 p.m.

Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Choir of the Theatre of Early Music
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie

An evening in paradise with choral music by Palestrina, Purcell, Tallis and Barber, and a remarkable creation of choreographer David Earle set to Allegri's Miserere.

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Late Night at the Legion - Province of Impossible

10:30 p.m.

Royal Canadian Legion, Montgomery Branch

Juliet Palmer – vocalist, clarinet
Christine Duncan – vocalist
Aki Takahashi – vocalist

Inspired by Schubert’s Die Winterreise and drawing on Japanese folksong, Juliet Palmer’s Province of Impossible explores the tension between self-reflection and journeying.

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